15.1, a Strain Active against , Contains a Novel Phage and a Phage-Related Particle with Bacteriocin Activity.

A 98.1 Kb genomic region from 15.1, a strain isolated as an entomopathogen toward , the Mediterranean fruit fly, has been characterised in search of potential virulence factors.

Workflow of isolation: Experimental infection with a low-passage strain causes higher honeybee mortality rates than the PRA-403 reference strain.

The impact of trypanosomatid parasites on honeybee health may represent a major threat to bee colonies worldwide. However, few axenic isolates have been generated to date and with no details on cell culture passages, a parameter that could influence parasite virulence. To address this question, a trypanosomatid isolation protocol was developed and a new strain was obtained, named C1.

The parasporal crystals of Bacillus pumilus strain 15.1: a potential virulence factor?

Bacillus pumilus strain 15.1 was previously found to cause larval mortality in the Med-fly Ceratitis capitata and was shown to produce crystals in association with the spore. As parasporal crystals are well-known as invertebrate-active toxins in entomopathogenic bacteria such as Bacillus thuringiensis (Cry and Cyt toxins) and Lysinibacillus sphaericus (Bin and Cry toxins), the B.

Effect of ionizing radiation on the properties of arc-induced long-period fiber gratings.

We experimentally study the effect of ionizing radiation on the properties of long-period gratings fabricated in two pure-silica-core fibers with the arc-discharge technique. It is observed that the spectra of the gratings remain almost unchanged after being subjected to doses in excess of 0.5 MGy.